Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( Market St) Informally delineating the border between downtown Nassau and Over-the-
Hill, this stone tunnel topped with iron railings spans Market St at the east end of Govern-
ment House grounds.
St Francis Xavier Cathedral
CHURCH
( cnr W Hill & West Sts) This 1885 cathedral has a long, slender nave topped by a bell
tower, illuminated within at night. Many prominent Protestants of the time resented the in-
cursion of the Catholics and ascribed to the hands of God the bolt of lightning that struck
the church during construction, killing a workman and doing significant damage.
EAST OF DOWNTOWN
Potter's Cay Market
MARKET
( Bay St) The liveliest market in town sits beneath the Paradise Island Exit Bridge, where
fishing boats from the Family Islands arrive daily carrying the sea's harvest, as well as fruit,
herbs, biting pepper sauces and vegetables. Piles of glistening conch, crab, jack, mackerel
and spiny lobster are sold alive, dead, dried or filleted. It's a great place to hang out and
watch the pandemonium whenever a boat returns, or to grab a cheap meal of conch salad or
souse at one of the wooden food stalls. The offices and docks for Bahamas Ferries and mail
boats are just northwest and northeast of the market respectively. The area can be dodgy at
night.
